OK, so you weren’t able to attend the Techapalooza Teaching and Learning Institute earlier this week at California University of PA. Of course, you missed out on a fabulous opportunity to learn about the latest and greatest tech tools for the classroom. But the good news is that you can still join the fun “virtually” […]

Forget boring vocabulary activities! InsideStory Flashcards bring the English language to life through engaging photos and matching definitions related to a variety of words. In addition to the simple but attractive pictures, users can click on a speaker for the correct pronunciation of words which are categorized into four levels: Basic/Kids & ESL (i.e. elephant, […]

What’s new this week in my Diigo bookmarks? Check out the links shown below for some of the latest and greatest “Cool Tools” and/or web resources that can be integrated into your classroom! » Fill Any PDF Form Turn any PDF document into a form that can be uploaded, altered, saved and sent to others. » Shelfari […]

What’s new this week in my Diigo bookmarks? Check out the links shown below for some of the latest and greatest “Cool Tools” and/or web resources that can be integrated into your classroom! » TodaysMeet Connect with your audience in real-time via the use of this backchanneling tool! » Vocabulary Can Be Fun! A site […]

What’s new this week in my Diigo bookmarks? Check out the links shown below for some of the latest and greatest “Cool Tools” and/or web resources that can be integrated into your classroom! » Odosketch A flash based online sketching program which allows visitors to sketch, record and playback the process used to create artwork. […]

Transform your learning environment into a newsroom with the Printing Press, an interactive resource from ReadWriteThink designed to assist teachers and students with creating and publishing ideas in a variety of formats—newspapers, brochures and/or flyers.  How cool is that? This handy tool allows for multiple pages as appropriate while text added to the templates can […]

Yep, I’m back again with some additional “one take wonders” otherwise known as Paper Slide Videos! That’s right… The students in my Multimedia class recently created some very imaginative projects, so I couldn’t resist sharing some of these awesome ideas once again. It wasn’t just the creativity alone that stood out for me. Most impressive […]

ABCya! is a web site that offers teacher approved educational games for K-5 students. The interactive activities, created by an educator from New Jersey, were designed to incorporate content areas such as math and reading while introducing basic computer skills to students. Holiday-related games and activities are also available in grade level sections as well. […]

What’s new this week in my Diigo bookmarks? Check out the links shown below for some of the latest and greatest “Cool Tools” and/or web resources that can be integrated into your classroom! » gFlashcards A cloud based flashcards app… Create text, image and audio flashcards on the site, then study using the Web, iPhone, […]

Want to reinforce a variety of standards-based literacy skills in a fun and interactive way?  If so, then Scholastic’s Character Scrapbook is the answer!  This web resource is a user-friendly reader’s response activity students can use to analyze a character in their favorite book or story.  The template not only allows them to include details […]